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I belong to a small Catholic church (some 100 members) here in Villa Maria del Triunfo next to Lurin & Jose Galvez. The priest announced this morning that 30 former classrooms will be renovated for 30 Venezuelan refugee families.

The tragedy in VZ is tearing families apart; on the bus home from church, there was a Venezuelan man (25-30 yrs.) selling candy to support his family. I gave him 50 soles for a .50 soles pack of gum. I am thrilled Peru is offering safe haven to the VZ people.

Venezuelan can get a job because the mayority that i have met have a very good mindset : they are positive, happy, friendly, hardworker, respectful, family oriented and love their country. It is a compatible with peruvians, because we have similar values in life.

They work in whatever they can get .. from street seller to workers in small, mediaum and big companies.

windsportinperu wrote:Venezuelan can get a job because the mayority that i have met have a very good mindset : they are positive, happy, friendly, hardworker, respectful, family oriented and love their country. It is a compatible with peruvians, because we have similar values in life.

They work in whatever they can get .. from street seller to workers in small, mediaum and big companies.

bigdaddy wrote:I wonder if the shoe was on the other foot, would Venezuela be willing to help Peruvians?

That's an interesting question Daddy. During the period that Alberto fujimori was president of this country thousands upon thousands of peruvians fled to Venezuela. They were welcomed with open arms so the Peruvian people in their typical Spirit of generosity have decided to return the favor.

I for one am glad they have. Having Venezuelans here enriches us all culturally and they're arepas are pretty tasty too.

I had an interesting experience a few weeks back with an Ecuadoran acquaintance of mine. Someone sent me a photograph of Haley Joel Osment from his role in the movie The Sixth Sense. In that slick he plays a young boy who can see dead people interacting in The Ether so to speak. The photograph of him is with his with a look of surprise and it says, "yo veo venezolanos por todos lados."

I thought it was funny because it seems to me to demonstrate the xenophobia of a tiny minority of people. He wrote back to me stating, " thanks a lot I'm an immigrant too!" I responded that the statement was true of both of us. I guess we Gringos are not the only people to sometimes be a bit overly sensitive.

Anyway I apologized if he was offended and I apologize to anyone here who might take umbrage. The truth is I love Venezuelans and I'm happy that they are here. That won't stop my weird sense of humor but I am definitely Pro Venezuelan.

Polaron wrote: During the period that Alberto fujimori was president of this country thousands upon thousands of peruvians fled to Venezuela.

My gf told me that during the years that Señor Fujimori was president, there was less crime and the country was very safe. The criminals fled and went to rogue states like the US and Venezuela and Colombia.

woodchuck wrote:I belong to a small Catholic church (some 100 members) here in Villa Maria del Triunfo next to Lurin & Jose Galvez. The priest announced this morning that 30 former classrooms will be renovated for 30 Venezuelan refugee families.

The tragedy in VZ is tearing families apart; on the bus home from church, there was a Venezuelan man (25-30 yrs.) selling candy to support his family. I gave him 50 soles for a .50 soles pack of gum. I am thrilled Peru is offering safe haven to the VZ people.

windsportinperu wrote:Venezuelan can get a job because the mayority that i have met have a very good mindset : they are positive, happy, friendly, hardworker, respectful, family oriented and love their country. It is a compatible with peruvians, because we have similar values in life.

They work in whatever they can get .. from street seller to workers in small, mediaum and big companies.

...and probably crime.

Crime is everywhere. Peruvian prisons are full of criminals from all over the world.

In general, Peru has been a great supporter of the Venezuelan people these days. As a Venezuelan myself I am thankful for all the help the president PPK has have to Venezuela. I see it as an strategy to increase cultural mix in this country, both cultural and genetic, as crazy as that can seem. LOL. I arrived 5 years ago and I can relate to that meme 'I see Venezuelans everywhere'